Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/71 |
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Cruise period | 1971-01-08 — 1971-01-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Hydrographic investigations of the Faroe-Shetland Channel
2) The laying of two current meter moorings in the Fair Isle area with associated hydrography
3) The exchange of current meters off Collieston
4) ''Creeping'' and hydrophone checks where undertaken |
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Chief scientist | J H Anthony Martin (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Faroe-Shetland Channel, Fair Isle, Flugga, Nolso, Turbot-Aberdeen Bank area |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 42 Description: 3 top & bottom only |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: 3 |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: 3 |
Nitrate | Quantity: 3 |
Silicate | Quantity: 3 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Quantity: 11 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 |